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Wapak Subway Robbed

WAPAKONETA — A Michigan man is in custody after he allegedly robbed a Wapakoneta Subway restaurant Monday night.

At approximately 5:07 p.m. Monday, the Wapakoneta Police Department received a phone call from employees at the Subway at 1401 Bellefontaine St., regarding a robbery. A male subject reportedly entered the store, produced a weapon and demanded money. The suspect fled the scene heading east on Bellefontaine Street in a mini-van with Michigan license plates. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken from the store.

Officers gave a description of the vehicle to regional law enforcement agencies and at 5:39 p.m., a vehicle matching the description was stopped on southbound Interstate 75, near mile post 90, by troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Troopers took Steven D. Anschuetz, 58, of National City, Mich., into custody. The incident remains under investigation and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation assisted with processing the crime scene. The Auglaize, Shelby and Allen County Sheriff's Offices also assisted in the matter.